Robbie Robertson Dead at 80

[IronNoggin]

Sad Day...

Robbie Robertson, Master Storyteller Who Led the Band, Dead at 80

The Band's guitarist and primary songwriter collaborated with Bob Dylan and penned "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and "Up on Cripple Creek," among other classics

Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter who penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and many other beloved classics, died Wednesday at age 80.

Robbie Robertson, Master Storyteller Who Led the Band, Dead at 80

The Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter collaborated with Bob Dylan and penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” and “Up on Cripple Creek,…

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[RiverBoy]

“showdown at big sky “ is another gooder

good canadian to boot

 

[Bennie]

Very sad day

 

[IronNoggin]

 

[WHO DAT]

Yes very sad, We pvr'd "The Last Waltz" quiet a few years ago still watch it, never gets old! And another good one is "Rumble, Indians That Rocked" both Gr8! RIP Robbie

 

[Downchild]

A really genuine guy I'm told.

RIP Robbie.

The Band performing "The Weight" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 1970. #TheBand #TheWeight #MusicHistory | By The Band: A History | Facebook

The Band performing "The Weight" at The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 1970. #TheBand #TheWeight #MusicHistory

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[Downchild]

A Canadian band with an American in it.
Just sayn.